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WHB Ch. 12: Transformations in Europe
WHB Ch. 12: Transformations in Europe
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A #SocialStudies Quiz about the #Renaissance #Reformation #ScientificRevolution and #Enlightentment
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1
When sea voyages began to require sailing out of sight of land, this encouraged an interest in
astronomy for navigation
physics of ocean currents
chemistry of salt water
biology for deep-sea fishing
2
How were the two earliest books on the timeline different?
Utopia described an ideal society governed by reason
The Prince said for rulers, it was better feared than loved
3
Inspired by the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment thinkers believed that
natural laws influence human society
society matters more than individuals
dictators learn from their experience
nature is beyond human understanding
4
Which of the following does the timeline suggest developed late during the Enlightenment?
Government should be separated into three branches
A ruler should always be ready for war
A free market is based on competition
An ideal society is governed by reason
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The Enlightenment overall promoted an attitude of
cynicism
anger
piety
optimism
6
The destruction of feudalism resulted in part from changes in population caused by
new foods from America
the decline of universities
the bubonic plague
new church policies
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Humanist writers such as Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio emphasized
the worth of the individual
disbelief in a deity
the beauty of nature
scientific understanding
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Who developed a new system for classifying plants and animals?
Antoine Lavoisier
René Descartes
Carl Linnaeus
Johannes Kepler
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What were the salons of French Enlightenment thinkers?
secular university classes
lectures open to the public
stores where books were sold
gatherings in private homes
10
Money to support the arts in Renaissance Italy came primarily from
commerce
construction
agriculture
industry
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How were the two earliest books on the timeline alike?
Both books were written by More
Both books were about communism
Both books gave suggestions for government and society
Both books were written by Machiavelli
12
Which reformer said that any Christian could read the Bible and understand God’s message?
Martin Luther
John Calvin
King Henry VIII
Desiderius Erasmus
13
The Renaissance artist most famous for his painting the “Mona Lisa” was
Bruegel
Raphael
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
14
Galileo Galilei added support for the heliocentric theory by
observing the sky through a telescope
making mathematical calculations
retracting his views under pressure
formulating laws of gravity and motion
15
What change happened in Europe as a result of Gutenberg’s innovation?
Far more books became readily available
Latin became the common language of the people
Processing metal became far more efficient
Scholarship became concentrated in monasteries
16
Isaac Newton’s “Principia” explained
the laws of gravity and motion
the Scientific Method
the limits of human reason
the value of experimentation
17
Indulgences were considered a sign of church corruption because they were
privileges given to priests
pardons that people could buy
violations of the vow of poverty
arguments against church teachings
18
In “The Wealth of Nations,” Adam Smith argued for
allowing colonies to be independent
building a global industrial empire
a national policy to accumulate gold
a free market based on competition
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The Council of Trent was part of the
Counter-Reformation
Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Reformation
